[Unknown] - Qur'an - Ottoman - 1825

A fine Quranic manuscript on burnished paper from a dispersed Ottoman Quran of the early C19th, containing scripture from chapter 23, Surah al-Mu'minum (The Believers), v:1-17. The leaf opens with the basmala. These verses outlines the core qualities of true believers who achieve eternal success, followed by the biological stages of human creation, mortality, resurrection, and the majesty of the heavens. A highly stylised illuminated medallion in the left margin marks the beginning of the chapter and seems to contain a stylised gilded "Muhammad", with letters in white against gold.

The scripture is written in nashki black ink. The verses are marked by gold aya (of irregular size and form which is quite unusual) and the text has a few diacritical markings in red for devotees to follow. The script is framed in a thick gold frame with thin blue and red outer frame lines. This is really lovely decorative manuscript.

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